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Look no further than Bollywood to see the remnants of the persianized Mughal high culture. Even the look and color preferred by Bollywood is more persian/afghan than indian.

In 1950s, more Indians migrated to Iran and settled primarily in Tehran. They consisted Sikhs and some Gujaratis. In the 1960s and early 70s, about 10,000 Indian Doctors, Engineers and Teachers moved to Iran as a response to the open policies initiated by the Shah of Iran, but most of them left Iran after the Iranian revolution.

Interesting how Sikhs and Gujartis have been able to establish themselves in places like Iran and Brazil…

88 · kal on June 17, 2009 01:17 PM · Direct link However, these days, the fastest growing religion in Iran is Hinduism!!! I’ve met an Iranian lady here in Boston named “Shiva”. Shiva is a common name for girls in Iran, a quick google search tell me that it means “beauty” in Persian . BTW, I met an Iranian girl named “Sholey”, does that mean that Bollywood is the fastest growing religion in Iran

I actually met an older man who was very familiar with Bollywood who told me that his daughter is named “Sholay”. “Sholay” means fire in that language, and “no”, they are not fans of Amitabh Bhachchan (i.e. they wouldn’t jump through a sewer system to see Amitabh like most of us and the Slumdog).

I’d like to see Indian and Iran to engage in more cultural and economic interactions.

for what it’s worth, I say blog away anyway. There may be no “clear” Desi angle, but when the thin reed of democracy gets battered like this and the lines of communication get slammed closed- this is bad news for everyone. If nothing else, pass on what we learn in drips and drabs from friends who get calls for Tehran, the cousin who snuck out a tweet, etc. Even a revolution expressed in 150 characters is STILL a revolution- with a voice and a body and a will. And, whatever one thinks about the candidates- at least the younger electorate did something. What did the US do in 200 and 2004? Sat on its hands for 15 minutes and then went shopping. To hear is also to be a witness- and to act as the conduit for those voices is to also do shehad, if only for moment.

Shiva is a common name for girls in Iran, a quick google search tell me that it means “beauty” in Persian .

BTW, I met an Iranian girl named “Sholey”, does that mean that Bollywood is the fastest growing religion in Iran

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_minorities_in_Iran

of course this is from Wiki. Also, their population base is VERY small.

Do you have a citation for that?